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This thesis investigates the design and evaluation of Large Language Model (LLM) agent assistants for industrial maintenance, developed in cooperation with SSAB. The study focuses on identifying what combinations of tools and architectures best serve the needs of maintenance technicians, with an emphasis on practical usability and factual correctness. Multiple agents were developed and compared,
Previous research on Trust-Based Management (TBM) is fragmented without a cohesive understanding of what it entails while TBM at the same time has been widely adopted throughout the public sector in the Nordics. This raises the question of how this post-NPM management reform can be studied by bridging the gap between the fragmented field of study and practical applications through developing a com
This thesis explores discursive constructions of Sub-Saharan African female authors’ identities. Although the global publishing world brings local literature to a global audience, enabling local authors to profit from and operate within a larger market, it nevertheless creates a hegemonic understanding of local authors based on postcolonial ideas of the ‘Other’. Considering colonial patterns of ho
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions have gained popularity over the past decades due to increased globalisation and interdependence of states. Nonetheless, the world is still facing geopolitical instability and upheavals that disrupt the stable course of cross-border deals. This thesis asks how the geopolitical environment surrounding the cross-border mergers and acquisitions shapes the deal-lev
Toxic behavior refers to verbal and behavioral forms of cyberaggression within online multiplayer gaming environments, often attributed to anonymity, player interdependence, competitiveness, and the availability of direct communication channels. This study systematically examined predictors of toxic behavior, including (1) descriptive and injunctive normative beliefs, (2) HEXACO personality traits
In complex B2B value chains, even functionally strong innovations may struggle when success depends on end-consumer adoption beyond the focal firm’s direct control. This thesis examines how context-specific market conditions shape perceived adoption drivers and barriers, how these perceptions influence downstream adoption, and how B2B firms can respond by adapting marketing capabilities to shape d
This thesis examines how India’s rise as a major economic actor shapes EU-India trade relations and the EU’s economic security in strategic sectors, technology and energy. The thesis asks how developments of increasing global trade fragmentation and geopolitical competition shape the EU's economic security and how the EU responds to this through trade policy, regulatory instruments, and the 20
This thesis contributes to the understanding of sustainability-oriented technological innovation (SOTI) by applying an innovation ecosystem perspective. The aim is to explore how interactions between actors shape SOTI and how these interactions enable or constrain adoption in practice. To address this purpose, a qualitative case study was conducted within the Swedish agri-food innovation ecosystem
This thesis examines how autonomous buses are interpreted and evaluated as a potential mobility solution within a multi-level planning context involving both municipal and regional perspectives. While autonomous vehicles are often framed as a key component of future sustainable transport systems, their implementation depends not only on technological development but also on social acceptance, inst
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into corporate sustainability promises to alleviate the cognitive boundaries of the Strategic Decision-Making Process (SDMP) by synthesising massive, complex datasets. However, the inherent friction between the reductionist, instrumental logic of algorithmic models and the pluralistic, value-laden logic of sustainability creates profound operational
Lean-oriented manufacturing depends not only on routines, standards and improvement systems, but also on employees who are willing to engage with these practices in daily work. This thesis explores how employees in Swedish Lean-oriented manufacturing companies experience leadership in relation to their work motivation, using transformational leadership as an interpretive lens. The study takes a qu
This thesis examines how Chinese tourists construct geographical imaginations of the Gulf region and understand China–Gulf relations through travel experiences. The study integrates Critical geopolitics and Feminist geopolitics as its theoretical framework, viewing tourism as an everyday practice through which geopolitical meanings are produced and negotiated. Methodologically, the research uses t
This thesis examines the extent to which domestic institutional structures in Brazil hinder the implementation of international and regional human rights obligations relating to racialized police violence. Taking Brazil as a single-country case study, with particular attention to Rio de Janeiro, it analyses the gap between the State’s formal human rights commitments and their domestic realization
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into knowledge-intensive work, shaping how employees seek information, develop knowledge, and collaborate. While existing research has primarily focused on human-AI collaboration, technological capabilities, and performance outcomes, less attention has been paid to how AI becomes embedded in the interpersonal learning processes through which
In the digital media environment, criminal adjudication is increasingly subject to public attention and evaluation. Existing studies on how public opinion affects sentencing outcomes have often remained within the binary debate over whether public opinion influences judicial decisions, paying less attention to the specific case conditions and transformation mechanisms through which public opinion
This thesis examines how ordinary users on Zhihu, a Chinese question-and-answer platform, debate whether wearing Japanese kimono is appropriate in Nanjing, a city marked by the memory of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre. Based on qualitative content analysis of 200 answers and mixed-method reply network analysis of 4,570 comments on Zhihu, the thesis makes two main arguments. First, the dispute is not on
Title: The bittersweet taste of sensemaking: How consultants make sense of Generative AI in relation to their professional identity Course: BUSN49, Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change – Master Level Authors: Gloria Julia Glupe and Merryl Frances Nathanie Meka Supervisor: Sverre Spoelstra, Associate Professor, Lund University, Sweden Purpose: This study focuses on how consult
This thesis studies a runtime frequency feedback method for low-power digital systems. Conventional low-power designs usually reserve extra voltage and timing margins to ensure stable chip operation under process, voltage, temperature, and aging variations. However, fixed margins can also lead to unnecessary power consumption. To address this problem, this thesis proposes and implements a Runtime
(1) Background: Food education has gradually emerged in schools as a transformative lever toaddress public health issues and foster the transformation of our contemporary food systems. In France, food education was officially integrated into the elementary education framework in 2014 andhas recently regained traction with the adoption of a new food-education pilot law in January 2026.(2) Aims and
Book displays in public libraries engage a broad range of users and shape patterns of borrowing and reading. They therefore constitute an important means through which libraries can express institutional values and promote their collections. The aim of this thesis is to advance knowledge of how book selection for display is conducted in public libraries. The study draws on observations in four lib
